Just like he did in December, UFC President Dana White is denying
Tyron
Woodley’s claims that a fight with Nate Diaz is
in the works.

This time, White did it a little more emphatically during an
appearance on UFC Tonight on Wednesday.

“He’s full of s--t,” White said of Woodley. “That fight was never
made, you couldn’t be more wrong, he couldn’t be more full of s--t,
and it’s absolutely not true. It’s so not true that our lawyer hit
him up today and said he needs to stop saying these kind of things,
because it’s absolutely not true.”

"I think that fight will happen," Woodley said. "I think it will
happen this year. I think it's way more likely than people realize.
There are conversations about Nate and I fighting in July. The UFC
has offered Nate that fight. They just have to make it worth his
while.

"I think I'll fight Nate this year, and I think it will be my
return to the Octagon. If I had to bet the house on it, that's my
next opponent."

White countered succinctly, telling the UFC Tonight crew, “I
wouldn’t bet a nickel on it.” The UFC boss insists that Rafael dos
Anjos, who owns victories over Robbie
Lawler, Neil Magny
and Tarec
Saffiedine since moving up to 170 pounds, is the No. 1
contender in the division.

“Dos Anjos is the fight we’re looking at for Woodley,” White said.
“That’s the fair fight, he just won a great fight against Robbie
Lawler and looked good and what I love about that fight is dos
Anjos will bring it. He will come after Tyron
Woodley and it will be a great fight. That’s the fight that’s
gonna happen.”

Meanwhile, Diaz on Wednesday said that he’s
”sick of not fighting” and that Woodley would be the best
option for his Octagon return. The Stockton, Calif., native said he
would be interested in facing the 170-pound champ at UFC 226 on
July 7.

White’s interactions with Diaz have apparently been quite
different.

“We’ve offered Nate Diaz five
or six fights in the last several months and he’s turned them all
down,” White said. “I’ve said many times over the last several
months that I don’t see Nate Diaz
fighting. Will he fight this year? Maybe he’ll come out and see he
wants to fight eventually, but no, he’s turned down every fight
we’ve offered.“